The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
THICH NHAT HANHOnly the present moment contains life.
More Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes
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To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.
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When we change our daily lives – the way we think, speak and act – we change the world.
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The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
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In true love, there is no pride.
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Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things.
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Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
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A true partner or friend is one who encourages you to look deep inside yourself for the beauty and love you’ve been seeking.
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Sometimes when I am alone in my room in the dark, I practice smiling to myself. I do this to be kind to myself, to take good care of myself, to love myself. I know that if I cannot take care of myself, I cannot take care of anyone else.
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People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
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Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be.
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To be loved means to be recognized as existing.
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Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity.
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Without suffering, you have no way to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
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Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
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The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.
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